Minnesota Wild 2012 Season Grades: Marek Zidlicky

He was always a source of controversy, a defensive liability who managed to stay in the good graces of much of the fan base and the Wild staff with his skill on the ice. That vanished, and so did Zidlicky.

Nathan - Not grading him, sorry.

Grade: Who Cares?

Grade: F-

Grade: D-

JS - Picture this if you will: Say you're an employee at some company or another and you work well enough to earn a raise. Then, one year, you start sucking very badly at what you do. Your absence actually raises productivity because you've become a distraction. Plus, you start talking ill about your superior behind his back. What do you think would happen in that situation? Your ass would be fired. Hell, it would be fired twice. They would fire you, then hire you again so they can fire you again.

That worker is Marek Zidlicky this season.

What the Wild had with Zidlicky this season was a defenseman who couldn't play defense, an offensive-minded player who couldn't score or help the offense out too much, a powerplay specialist that didn't do squat on the powerplay and a team member who didn't act like a team player. It's not like he's not capable of being of good player, he didn't get an extension from the team for nothing, but this year was a disaster of a year for Zids and CF, not being able to fire him, sent him to New Jersey, where Zids actually contributed more than he did all season by netting us some former Wild players, a decent young player and some picks.

As far as his grade goes, I'm firing his ass twice.

Grade: FF